This is my first fanfic, so if you r/r please be nice! Only constructive criticism if you have any!

So yeah this collection is basically a buncha fluff… it's called box of chocolates cuz I'm not a shipper for any one couple so I put a lot of different romances (assorted like a box of chocolates! Hehe)

Disclaimer: I own absolutely none of the characters unless its obvious its an O/C. Bugger off… I wanna be famous but I'm not J.K.! haha lol

happy reading!

I Don't Know

"I just don't know what to do," Harry said to Ron.

"I dunno if I can help you, mate," Ron replied.

"Well, what do you do when you like a girl that's been one of your best friends for 5 years?" asked Harry, more to himself than to anyone else.

"Sorry… but I have no idea. I've never been in that situation before…" Ron trailed off.

Harry said nothing else, but sat in Ron's room and thought about his newly-realized feelings for Hermione. She had been his friend for so long… but ever since she had gone out with Viktor almost two years ago he had seen her in a different light. He didn't want to ruin his friendship with her by asking her out, if he ever could find the guts to. He wanted so much more than what he already had with her. He wanted to be with her until the end of their seventh year at Hogwarts… wanted to be with her until the end of the world… and even after that, if it was possible. He just didn't know whether Hermione's feelings about him were the same as his feelings for her.

Harry sighed. He would be seeing her when the he and Ron were meeting with her at Diagon Alley to get their school stuff, as their sixth year started in a week. He vowed to himself that he wouldn't make things too awkward between the three of them later.

At the Leaky Cauldron

Harry and Ron sat at the Leaky Cauldron, saying nothing, as they waited for Hermione to join them so they could get their school shopping done. They were both immersed in their own thoughts until a cheery, "Hi, you guys!" brought them out of their reveries.

Harry looked up. Hermione's pretty face was smiling down at him. "Well, let's go!" she said. Harry, still thinking about how much he wanted to go out with Hermione, just nodded, as Ron smiled and replied, "Yeah, what are we waiting for?"

In Diagon Alley

"Well," said Ron, breaking the silence. "What do we all need? I know I need some new robes… again… geez I must've grown about 3 inches in a month and a half!"

Harry and Hermione laughed.

"Well, I need a new stock of potion supplies," Harry added.

"And we all need to get our new books," said Hermione.

"Well… since it appears I'm the only one who needs new robes," Ron said, "Why don't I go to Madam Malkin's and get my robes. I'll give you two some of my money so you can get my books for me. We'll meet up at that new potion supplies place." (A/N: I don't remember where in Diagon Alley they could get potion supplies…)

"But first why don't we all go to Gringrott's together?" suggested Hermione.

So the three of them walked to Gringott's and each took out some money to buy their new school stuff with. They walked together until they got to Madam Malkin's, where Ron went inside. Then Harry and Hermione walked to the bookstore. (A/N: arrrgh! Keep forgetting these stores…) After seeing a few of their friends (Dean, Seamus, Parvati, Padma, and Susan) and a few of their enemies (Pansy and Draco, who was, as usual, accompanied by Crabbe and Goyle) the pair walked in silence for a few minutes.

Harry had a spontaneous feeling to just get it over with. Here was his chance…

"Hermione-" Harry started to say, just as Hermione said, "Harry-"

They looked at each other and grinned.

"Hey- d'you want to sit down for a minute?" asked Harry.

"Uh… sure, as long as we don't spend to much time sitting down," replied Hermione, as they walked over to a bench and sat down.

"Listen, Hermione… I don't really know how to say this but…" Harry trailed off, staring into the sky.

"Well… what I wanted to talk to you about isn't exactly something that's easy to say, either, Harry," Hermione said, also trailing off, but with a small smile in her eyes.

Also smiling, Harry said, "Okay… I've got a weird feeling that these two things have something to do with each other…on three. One, two, three…"

"I like you," they both said. They stared at each other in astonishment for a few seconds, then burst out laughing.

Harry stopped laughing abruptly. His face got a serious look on it as he stared into Hermione's coffee-brown eyes. (A/N: dunno if they're actually coffee brown but w/e) "Hermione… I don't want our friendship to be lost if we start… um… going out together, or whatever but… I dunno… I really like you. Ever since you started seeing Viktor… I dunno… you just seemed different…"

"But don't you see, Harry? That was the whole reason I went to the Yule ball with him. So that you would… I don't know… really see me…" Hermione said softly.

They stared into each other's eyes for a minute or two. Then slowly, they leaned toward each other and they closed their eyes as their lips met…

Ten minutes later, their arms were still wrapped around each other, and their lips were in a passionate kiss. Ron walked by, his new robes in a bundle, and his eyes grew wide when he saw the kissing couple. Then he relaxed, and an easy smile involuntarily grew on his lips. He simply stared a second more, then walked into the bookstore to get their new books himself.